Père Marie-Benoît
Father Marie-Benoît Péteul (born as Piere Péteul , born March 30, 1895 in Le Bourg-d'Iré , Maine-et-Loire department , † February 5, 1990 ) was a French Capuchin . The religious priest became known not only by his religious name but also as Père des juifs ("Father of the Jews").
During the Second World War he helped about 4,000 Jews from southern France to flee to Spain, Switzerland and Italy. He later became a member or president of the Jewish welfare organization DELASEM ( Delegazione per l'Assistenta degli Emigranti Ebrei ). As the savior of the Jews, he is one of the Righteous Among the Nations and was accepted into the avenue of the righteous at the Yad Vashem memorial .
literature
- Susan Zuccotti : Père Marie-Benoît and Jewish rescue: how a French priest together with Jewish friends saved thousands during the Holocaust . Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 2013
Individual evidence
- ↑ Père Marie-Benoît on the website of Yad Vashem (English)
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| SURNAME | Père Marie-Benoît |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Péteul, Pierre (maiden name); Père des juifs |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French Capuchin and Righteous Among the Nations |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 30, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Le Bourg d'Iré , Maine-et-Loire department , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th February 1990 |